The transfer deadline is edging ever closer and Chelsea have so far only brought in two new additions at Stamford Bridge.

With the Blues desperately needing to strengthen their squad having missed out on Champions League football for the second time in three seasons, Jorginho and Rob Green are the only new players to arrive in west London ahead of the big kick-off.

While the former will be a key addition to Maurizio Sarri's midfield, it looks highly unlikely that the latter will take to the pitch for the Blues unless there is a goalkeeping crisis.

Transfers were always going to take time to arrive in west London amid the uncertainty over Antonio Conte's future at the club, yet the appointment of Maurizio Sarri as head coach means that there is now no reason why signings aren't coming through the door.

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Linked with the likes of Daniele Rugani, Miralem Pjanic, Matias Vecinio and Gonzalo Higuain this summer, the FA Cup holders are now going to have to move very quickly to ensure that Sarri's squad is strengthened ahead of the opening game at Huddersfield Town,

Well, the club's transfer business could well ramp up over the next few days with the London Evening Standard claiming that Roman Abramovich was due to sit down with director Marina Granovskaia in Nice on Saturday to discuss new additions.

Marina Granovskaia will be key to Chelsea's transfer dealings once again (Photo by Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)

As the Blues were taking on Inter Milan in the French city as part of the International Champions Cup, the owner is said to have used the friendly as the perfect opportunity to talk about the club's transfer dealings.

Chelsea fans will be hoping for a positive outcome, especially after an extremely frustrating couple of months prior to Sarri's arrival in the capital.

This could be the week when the club really starts to mean business in the transfer window.